Turophilia and its (dis)contents

Until two days ago I had no idea what the word meant.

That was before I happened on it in the course of reading the current (September) issue of Wine Spectator (top).

I made a note to get a copy of the magazine when I happened on a full page newspaper ad featuring the cheese-centered issue but ran into a roadblock when, inquiring at my local Barnes & Noble after I couldn't find the magazine among the many devoted to food and wine, I was told they don't carry it.

Nor did I have any luck at Harris Teeter, Whole Foods, Kroger or CVS.

Enough, said I to my crack research team: find it online.

It took 'em a while but lo and behold if the key to access wasn't at Mygazines.com, which I featured back on August 21, 2008.

Long story short: You register (free) and instantly gain access to the magazine selection.

There was the elusive issue of Wine Spectator, large as life, so I printed out the articles about cheese and took the results to the store today to pick up what looked interesting.